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The MAROON V 01.62, No. 10 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118 November 4, 1983 SBA investigates SGA funding, stirs conflict By Rene Sanchez The Student Bar Association has set up a committee to investigate the funding practices of the Student Government Association. That committe has prompted criticism and contradiction. "The committee's purpose," SBA president Ron Sholes said, "is to assess the amount of dollars the law school puts into the SGA budget and review what it gets out. We want to know how we stand." 4 'The committee's purpose is to assess the amount of dollars the law school puts into the SGA budget and review what it gets out. We want to know how we stand. " Sholes said that the SBA is a "little concerned" that the law school organizations may not be getting as much as they need and that the amount of "give and take" could be "disproportional." SGA president Pete Broz said he was not pleased with the committee's formation. "1 see this committee as an unnecessary step by the SBA," Broz said. "The SGA has made every attempt to inform all organizations of our funding practices. It's simply their [the SBA's] negligence for not utilizing past and present information services."Law School representative Jane Macke, a member of the SBA executive council and one of the committee members, supports Broz' opinion. "The committee is an antagonistic move," Macke said. "That information is available to anyone who wants it. We have no right to investigate them. The committee gives the law school a negative appearance to the SGA and an appearance a majority of law students don't have." Sholes and Macke agreed that the law school delegation to the SGA should accomplish what the committee was formed to do, but "that situation is not working out well now," Macke said. Macke said the SBA decided to conduct the special investigation and have a law school delegate on the committee. According to Sholes, the committee's report "may take the entire semester." Macke, however, said, "Our basic function has been taken care of. A few weeks ago the SGA Rules and Procedures Committee made a report that said in 1982-83 law organizations received about $3,300 of the approximate $5,000 they put in." SGA records given by Broz to The Maroon also show that approximately $3,300 was given to law organizations in 1981-82 and 1982-83. In 1981-82, the SBA itself received $500, and the total amount of law school allocations that same year represented one-fourth of the money allocated to all organizations by the SGA. In 1982-83, law organizations received approximately 22 percent of total organizational funding. Only the Black Student Union received an equivalent percentage of funds over the two-year period. This year, the SGA has already funded law organizations approximately $2,500. In addition, the SGA has loaned the Association for Women Law Students $970. Unofficial SBA records obtained by The Maroon show that law organizations received $2,850 or 16 percent of the SBA's $17,500 budget. The remaining money was given to the American Bar Association ($1,850), The Code ($1,200) and other law school activities ($11,600). Before hearing of the committee, Broz said that there used to be a problem with the law school, but every request law organizations made last year was granted by Congress. In response to that claim, Sholes said, "We don't know the validity of that statement." SBA Vice President Bob Pelletier said, "We have heard every bill last year passed and are looking into that." Pelletier pointed out that the purpose of the committee is also to look into what, if any, problems exist between the SBA and the SGA. One problem, Sholes said, is the SGA's funding criteria and guidelines. "The SGA's criteria are simply not adaptable to all law organization needs and they should be," he said,. Sholes said the SGA's funding criteria "have to be reworked" because in their present form the guidelines stipulate funding activities should benefit the entire university community. He said law organizations' "The committee is an antagonistic move." activities obviously cannot always do so. Broz disagreed, however. "When we fund all the requests they made last year that becomes a very questionable statement," he said. "We've done all we can to represent everybody and have been working very hard not to exclude anyone. These are only guidelines. Any unique situation can be taken into consideration." Macke said she believes that most organizations and students respect the A day of reflection Tuesday was All Saints' Day and Loyola students had the day off to reflect on their Christian heritage. Parishioners of Most Holy Name of Jesus Church also took time to pay homage to patron saints. —Photo by John McCusker Loyola,others make inquiry concerning Dominican land By Tammy L. Collins St. Mary's Dominican College received a letter from the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, expressing Loyola's interest in the "possible sale, merger or lease of the property," according to a memo from the Rev. Roland J. Lesseps, S.J., recorder for the Board of Trustees. Carter was "authorized and directed" by the Board of Trustees to write the letter, according to the memo. The letter was sent to the superior general, the chairman of the Board of Trustees and the president of Dominican. Carter was out of town as of presstime Wednesday. Neither Lesseps nor Dr. Norman Roussell, executive assistant to the president, would comment on the memo or the letter. Pat Watts, Dominican's director of Development, acknowledged that Dominican received the letter but would not comment on its contents. According to Watts, Dominican has also been in contact with Tulane University and Benjamin Franklin High School concerning the college's property. A decision concerning the property will not be made until after jan. 31, Watts said. Dominican must raise $6 million by this date in order to keep the college open. The goal was originally set at $4 million but was raised in order to ensure that funds would be available beyond next year. The fund drive, Watts said, is "doing a lot better than last year, but we're still pretty far away from the $6 million." "If we do not raise the $6 million by Jan. 31, including cash and pledges, I'm sure some type of negotiation will be started," she said. Despite the fact that three institutions have expressed interest in Dominican's property, Watts said Dominican officials believe that these institutions would like to see the college remain open. "We're like partners in education in town," she said, "so no one wants to put the bad word out." See SB A/page 6

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The MAROON V 01.62, No. 10 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118 November 4, 1983 SBA investigates SGA funding, stirs conflict By Rene Sanchez The Student Bar Association has set up a committee to investigate the funding practices of the Student Government Association. That committe has prompted criticism and contradiction. "The committee's purpose," SBA president Ron Sholes said, "is to assess the amount of dollars the law school puts into the SGA budget and review what it gets out. We want to know how we stand." 4 'The committee's purpose is to assess the amount of dollars the law school puts into the SGA budget and review what it gets out. We want to know how we stand. " Sholes said that the SBA is a "little concerned" that the law school organizations may not be getting as much as they need and that the amount of "give and take" could be "disproportional." SGA president Pete Broz said he was not pleased with the committee's formation. "1 see this committee as an unnecessary step by the SBA," Broz said. "The SGA has made every attempt to inform all organizations of our funding practices. It's simply their [the SBA's] negligence for not utilizing past and present information services."Law School representative Jane Macke, a member of the SBA executive council and one of the committee members, supports Broz' opinion. "The committee is an antagonistic move," Macke said. "That information is available to anyone who wants it. We have no right to investigate them. The committee gives the law school a negative appearance to the SGA and an appearance a majority of law students don't have." Sholes and Macke agreed that the law school delegation to the SGA should accomplish what the committee was formed to do, but "that situation is not working out well now," Macke said. Macke said the SBA decided to conduct the special investigation and have a law school delegate on the committee. According to Sholes, the committee's report "may take the entire semester." Macke, however, said, "Our basic function has been taken care of. A few weeks ago the SGA Rules and Procedures Committee made a report that said in 1982-83 law organizations received about $3,300 of the approximate $5,000 they put in." SGA records given by Broz to The Maroon also show that approximately $3,300 was given to law organizations in 1981-82 and 1982-83. In 1981-82, the SBA itself received $500, and the total amount of law school allocations that same year represented one-fourth of the money allocated to all organizations by the SGA. In 1982-83, law organizations received approximately 22 percent of total organizational funding. Only the Black Student Union received an equivalent percentage of funds over the two-year period. This year, the SGA has already funded law organizations approximately $2,500. In addition, the SGA has loaned the Association for Women Law Students $970. Unofficial SBA records obtained by The Maroon show that law organizations received $2,850 or 16 percent of the SBA's $17,500 budget. The remaining money was given to the American Bar Association ($1,850), The Code ($1,200) and other law school activities ($11,600). Before hearing of the committee, Broz said that there used to be a problem with the law school, but every request law organizations made last year was granted by Congress. In response to that claim, Sholes said, "We don't know the validity of that statement." SBA Vice President Bob Pelletier said, "We have heard every bill last year passed and are looking into that." Pelletier pointed out that the purpose of the committee is also to look into what, if any, problems exist between the SBA and the SGA. One problem, Sholes said, is the SGA's funding criteria and guidelines. "The SGA's criteria are simply not adaptable to all law organization needs and they should be," he said,. Sholes said the SGA's funding criteria "have to be reworked" because in their present form the guidelines stipulate funding activities should benefit the entire university community. He said law organizations' "The committee is an antagonistic move." activities obviously cannot always do so. Broz disagreed, however. "When we fund all the requests they made last year that becomes a very questionable statement," he said. "We've done all we can to represent everybody and have been working very hard not to exclude anyone. These are only guidelines. Any unique situation can be taken into consideration." Macke said she believes that most organizations and students respect the A day of reflection Tuesday was All Saints' Day and Loyola students had the day off to reflect on their Christian heritage. Parishioners of Most Holy Name of Jesus Church also took time to pay homage to patron saints. —Photo by John McCusker Loyola,others make inquiry concerning Dominican land By Tammy L. Collins St. Mary's Dominican College received a letter from the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, expressing Loyola's interest in the "possible sale, merger or lease of the property," according to a memo from the Rev. Roland J. Lesseps, S.J., recorder for the Board of Trustees. Carter was "authorized and directed" by the Board of Trustees to write the letter, according to the memo. The letter was sent to the superior general, the chairman of the Board of Trustees and the president of Dominican. Carter was out of town as of presstime Wednesday. Neither Lesseps nor Dr. Norman Roussell, executive assistant to the president, would comment on the memo or the letter. Pat Watts, Dominican's director of Development, acknowledged that Dominican received the letter but would not comment on its contents. According to Watts, Dominican has also been in contact with Tulane University and Benjamin Franklin High School concerning the college's property. A decision concerning the property will not be made until after jan. 31, Watts said. Dominican must raise $6 million by this date in order to keep the college open. The goal was originally set at $4 million but was raised in order to ensure that funds would be available beyond next year. The fund drive, Watts said, is "doing a lot better than last year, but we're still pretty far away from the $6 million." "If we do not raise the $6 million by Jan. 31, including cash and pledges, I'm sure some type of negotiation will be started," she said. Despite the fact that three institutions have expressed interest in Dominican's property, Watts said Dominican officials believe that these institutions would like to see the college remain open. "We're like partners in education in town," she said, "so no one wants to put the bad word out." See SB A/page 6